Illuminating or light signalling device, particularly for bicycles and the like

Abstract

A light signaling device (30) including a removable lighting device (32,34) and a security device (36, 44, 50) integral with the lighting device (32, 34) and lockable to a vehicle, such as a two-wheeled vehicle. The security device also serves to immobilize the vehicle. The lighting device may include a front signaling light source and a rear signaling light source housed in respective housings (32, 34). The security device includes a mechanical link (36) such as a wiring or steel strip between the housings, and a connecting device (42-70) for joining and locking the housings together.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A lighting device (30) configured for fitting on a vehicle (1), comprising: a security device (36, 44-96; 110) lockable to the vehicle, the security device (36, 44-96; 110) integral with a light signaling device (32, 34), including a front signaling light source and a rear signaling light source, said security device (36, 44-96: 110) further including an anti-theft device comprising a mechanical link (36) between said front and rear signaling light sources and a connecting device (42-70) joining and locking said signaling light sources together. 
     
     
       2. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the security device (36, 44-96; 110) includes an elongate flexible element (36) bendable into a loop which is lockable around at least a portion of the vehicle. 
     
     
       3. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the light signaling device (32, 34) includes front and rear housings that are housed at respective ends of the mechanical link (36). 
     
     
       4. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the mechanical link (36) is in the form of a wiring which is pre-formed so as to adopt a spiral configuration naturally. 
     
     
       5. The lighting device according to claim 3, wherein each of the front and rear housings of the light signaling device (32, 34) has a face provided with a display window (32a, 34a) arrranged to show one of the signaling light sources and the front and rear housings including first and second terminal ends(32t, 34t), the first terminal end integral with one end of the mechanical link (36) and the second terminal end incorporating the connecting device (42-70) configured for joining the housings together. 
     
     
       6. The lighting device according to claim 3, wherein in each of the two housings of the light signaling device (32, 34) includes a display window (32a or 34a) and the display window of one of the housings is protected by the other housing when the lighting device is in a locked configuration. 
     
     
       7. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the connecting device (42-70) includes at least one male element (44) and at least one female element (46) that are complementary and the lighting device further comprises brackets configured for fixing the respective light signaling device (32, 34) to the vehicle to fix the latter in a light signaling configuration respectively by the male and female elements (44, 46). 
     
     
       8. The lighting device according to claim 1, further comprising an electrical wiring (112) configured along a length of the mechanical link (36), the light signaling device further including front and rear housings, the electrical wiring connecting the front and rear housings of the light signaling device (32,34) together. 
     
     
       9. The lighting device according to claim 8, further comprising a single energy source housed in a first one of the front and rear housings of the light signaling device and a power supply to a second one of the front and rear housings of the light signaling device being provided via an electrical wiring (112). 
     
     
       10. The lighting device according to claim 9, wherein the second one of the front and rear housings of the light signaling device includes a socket (134) configured to link to an external electrical current source (142) thereby enabling the energy source of the first one of the front and rear housings of the light signaling device to be recharged via the electrical wiring (112). 
     
     
       11. The lighting device according to claim 8, further comprising a turn indicator signaling device (144, 146) activated by a switch (136) at the front of the vehicle, and connected to either one of the front and rear housings of the light signaling device via the electrical wiring (112). 
     
     
       12. The lighting device according to claim 11, wherein said switch (136) is wired to an interface device (126, 132) which electrically connects with one of the front and rear housings of the light signaling device when the latter is mounted in a light signaling position. 
     
     
       13. The lighting device according to claim 3, wherein the front housing (32) includes a display device (122) that displays information concerning displacement of the vehicle (1). 
     
     
       14. The lighting device according to claim 1, further comprising a switch device (124a) configured for inhibiting light signaling when the lighting device is in a locked configuration. 
     
     
       15. The lighting device according to claim 1, further comprising an intruder alarm (160, 162) configured to be triggered by a response selected from the group consisting of movement of the lighting device, force exerted on the device and breaking of the security device (36, 44-96; 114). 
     
     
       16. The lighting device according to claim 1, further comprising a horn (162). 
     
     
       17. The lighting device according to claim 9, further comprising an energy conversion device connected to a rotating component of the vehicle and including a device for recharging the energy source. 
     
     
       18. The lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the lighting device forms an assembly which is detachable from the vehicle.